Thank you, that’s a very thorough analysis. You’ve picked up on some of my intentions, such as the ‘pointless’ work (which serves only to earn money to spend on useless things) and the fact that, as the game progresses, buying items would become less interesting. Actually, the home was supposed to be interactive so you could ‘play’ with your purchases, but frankly I didn’t have enough time. The balance between status and happiness definitely favours status over happiness, yet there are some mechanisms that allow you to increase happiness, such as certain random events and (spoiler) a particular strategy that can lead to an alternative ending where you manage to beat the system. Thanks again for your comments.
Very interesting and thought-provoking. At first, the critique of capitalism isn’t immediately obvious, but it begins to emerge subtly from the very first missions. It really makes you want to carry on to see where the plot leads.
I’m stuck and haven’t got very far, but the idea of a fascist social network populated solely by those two goons is intriguing… ‘Plastic-a-Lego’ really made me laugh. Great humour.
Thanks! Showing everything you’ve bought at the end is a great way to make a bigger impact. I was planning to add more features, including some game mechanics, but development took longer than expected and I was worried I wouldn’t make to the deadline.
